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Biology quiz - the body 1
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1What is the function of the oesophagus?
- Acarries food to the stomach
- Bstops food getting into the lungs when you swallow
2How is the alveoli adapted for gas exchange?
- AIt has fix walls so it doesn't lose its shape, it is protected.
- BIt has a large surface area and short diffusion distances between the air and the blood.
3During inhalation:
the diaphragm muscles relax and the internal intercostal muscles contract- ATrue
- BFalse
4What is Vitamin A's role in the body?
- Asticks together cells lining surfaces in the body, eg. mouth
- Bmakes chemicals in retina, protects surface of eye and connective tissue
5Where is lipase found in the body?
- APancreas
- BStomach
6The blood has four main components: white blood cells, red blood cells, capillaries, plasma
- ATrue
- BFalse
7Systemic circulation is when:
- AThe heart pumps blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen
- BThe oxygenation blood flows to the heart and is then pumped around the body
8What is the role of plasma?
- AHelps clot the blood
- BTransports dissolved food molecules, carbon dioxide, urea and all the blood cells
9Sensory neurons carry information from sense organs to the central nervous system (CNS)
- ATrue
- BFalse
10Which is the correct series of events?
- Astimulus ----> receptor ----> coordination -----> effector -----> response
- Bstimulus -----> effector -----> coordination -----> response
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- Quiz on Biology quiz - the body 1, created by Bronte Penney on 29/12/2013.
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- Bronte Penney
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